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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Pinterest. Ah, what a time suck you are....but wow, have I been inspired! Cookies, crafts, decorating ideas, dinner.....you had me at hello. The hours & hours I have spent pouring over your boards and pinning all these great ideas...oy!

And when I actually followed through with the stuff I pinned, I was amazed. Maybe you can make a "susie-homemaker" out of me yet.

Here are a few of the inspirations that got me going this holiday season..... Instagram style (another fun fun app that I love!)

My kids and I put this together last weekend - I HUGE PUFFY HEART love it. I found a way to incorporate everyone in the family. The bottom 2 fingerprints are mine & Matt's. Inspiration found here.

I have always wanted to hang wreaths up in my windows, so this year I did - and you know what? It wasn't that hard or that time consuming like I had assumed it would be.

Inspired by this. I have used "Joy" all over my home this year. I love the way it turned out - again, so easy to make.

I loved the look of these wrapped french doors seen here. Mine didn't quite turn out as I had hoped, but it adds a fun element of color & Christmas to my front entry way.

All the inspiration got me to think on my own too - what?? How ya like my Christmas balls I found at the Christmas Affair? They are hanging from my entry way chandelier.

And in my dining room, I actually put this together on my own. Vivienne will be proud. Better be proud....

On top of all the fun decorating, I have been trying a few dinner recipes I have found - all getting the big thumbs up from my hubby. 2 really yummy ones:

And there are some amazing cookies & desserts I am trying this week. SO much good stuff!

So the verdict on Pinterest? If you don't want to get sucked into something of hours at a time, don't sign up.

But if you want creative ways to store hot wheels cars, dinner inspiration, how to tie your scarves a new way, an easy discipline method, and so on.....dive right in head first! I'll even invite ya to join! And if I am not yet following your boards, let me know - I want to see what is inspiring you!

I'm sharing this post over at Shawn & Impulsive Addict's Talk to us Tuesday. JOin in the fun with a post about ANYTHING you want to talk about - look at me, I wrote an entire post on Pinterest and y'all read it!! :))

YOur tree is gorgeous and I love all of your crafts, I'm so glad you decided not to give up on being crafty! I love the handprint tree, soon enough those little hands will be adult size, that is a perfect way to make sure you'll always remember them little.

I love Pinterest! So far I have been able to control my addiction and only go on it a few nights a week.

I talked to Vivienne just the other day... she is super proud of you. She even repinned a couple of the ideas you had here because she wants to try them next year.(Gee, writing in third person is tough.)Love it all!

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Hi - I'm a mom of 3 who loves to travel and discover new & fun things to do with my kiddos....and then I love to tell you all about it. I really like social media - some may say I'm addicted to it - so you may see a picture or post or link or more......